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  • Div. 35 Endorses Daniel for APA President (PDF, 292KB)
    Div. 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) endorses Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, a long-standing, active member of Div. 35, for APA president.

  • Listening Session Regarding the Div. 35 Standards for Listservs
    Read about a listening session, hosted by the Committee on Technology and Div. 35 president, that was held to discuss the developed standards for communication on the Div. 35 listserv. This content is accessible to Div. 35 members only, who should log in using their MyAPA usernames and passwords.

  • Social Rejection and Adolescent Girls: Part 1
    Part 1 of this podcast addresses the topic of social rejection from the perspective of psychologists, young adult authors and parents.

  • Social Rejection and Adolescent Girls: Part 2
    Part 2 of this podcast features a teen guest who comments on some of the research and theories about girls and social exclusion in middle and high school.

  • SPW Responds to the Events at Penn State
    The child sexual abuse case at Penn State University has shocked and disappointed the country. Read reactions and analyses of Penn State feminist psychologists and other SPW members with expertise relevant to issues in this case, not only sexual violence, but gender and leadership, power, institutional transformation, and more.

  • From the President-Elect: Feminist Mentoring
    Pam Remer reflects on the uniqueness of feminist mentoring.

  • Feminist Psychology Combats the Trafficking of Women and Girls 
    A report by Division 35's Special Committee on Violence Against Women raises awareness about human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

  • Women Psychotherapists: Journeys in Healing
    A new book on feminist psychology, Women Psychotherapists: Journeys in Healing, highlights several Society for the Psychology of Women members.

  • 2011 Presidential Advocacy Scholarship Recipients
    The Presidential Advocacy Scholarship will cover the registration fee for three student members of Division 35 to attend PsycAdvocates Day at APA's 2011 Convention in Washington, DC. The Scholarship embodies one of the core aims of Division 35: to advocate action toward public policies that advance equality and social justice. Find out who this year's recipients are.

  • Division 35 Announces New PWQ Facebook Page 
    Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ), the American Psychological Association's Division 35 official journal, is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2011, and the PWQ Facebook page has been developed to build our feminist community, develop and disseminate information about the journal, and advance the empirical and theoretical knowledge-base centered on the psychology of women. Please join the PWQ Facebook page.

  • Feminist Federal Advocacy 
    Division 35 revives its advocacy efforts on media literacy programs aimed at depiction of girls and women in the media; supporting the campaign to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; and contacting representatives in support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

  • Division 35 Launches a New Section
    The Society for the Psychology of Women announces the creation of Alaska Native, American Indian, and Indigenous Women section.

  • Honoring and Supporting Feminist Action
    Jubilee Women's Center honored for feminism in action at the local level.

  • Happy 35th Birthday Division 35! (PDF, 217.58KB)
    Read the text given by panelists at the 2009 National Multicultural Conference and Summit on the past, present and future of feminist psychology.

  • Division 35 Position Paper on Prescription Privileges 
    Read the the Division 35 position paper on Prescription Privileges. It is the final product of the mid-1990s Task Force on Prescription Privileges